George Town vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	80	76
🏙️ Population	47K	17.5M

The cost of living in George Town is 282% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 15th and 5618th ($3795 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 717th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Shenzhen

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	George Town	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$21140

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648